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It's officially the end of another NHL season and although the Habs may not have taken home the Stanley Cup as we wanted, they still had one hell of a run.

And as per usual after Wednesday's game, a few of the players took to Zoom to reflect on what happened during the match — this time was just a little extra emotional.

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You've probably heard that Montreal's real estate market is on fire. But how can you get in on the action? According to Alex Marshall, a local real estate broker, buying a property as an investment for the purpose of renting it out is a great way to go about it.

Marshall, who's part of the Keller Williams Prestige team, sat down with us to explain why and how to purchase an investment property. These types of properties are also known as revenue properties.

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A March article from the Agence France-Presse notes the "improbable return" of the mullet — known in Quebec as the "coupe Longueuil." The article points to the surging popularity of the much-made-fun-of haircut among celebrities like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus.

But Montrealers need only walk out their doors to find local examples of the mullet revival. Anecdotes of multiplying mullets have been swirling from the Mile End to the Sud-Ouest.

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Though fans of the newly-named CF Montréal will unlikely be able to watch their team at home this season, player Samuel Piette is more excited than ever to start the new season.

Despite some outrage over the new name, the spirit of the team seems to be better than ever. "You'll see a team giving everything that they have for the club," he said.

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Louise Arbour says you gotta fight for your right to poultry.

Since founding Poulet en Ville in 2015, the businesswoman, writer and activist has made quite a name for herself teaching people about the pleasures and pitfalls of raising hens in their own backyards, a plucky effort that has yielded a book, Des poules dans ma cour, a webinar, and lots and lots of eggs.

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Social media is a great platform to educate others on different groups and cultures from around the world. And that's what Shina Novalinga (also known as Shina Nova), an Inuk woman from Montreal, is doing. With 264k followers on Instagram and 1.5m followers on TikTok, Shina is reaching people and teaching people all about the Inuit culture and the richness and beauty that comes along with it.

Offering education and a space for conversation on her platform, Shina lists her bio as a "Proud Indigenous" and her pages are a true reflection of her pride.

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You might be a frequent eater of Cuisine AuntDai in Montreal. Or perhaps you just heard about the Chinese restaurant this week when its strikingly honest menu went viral.

But who is behind the hilarious descriptions and anecdotes that accompany each menu item? We spoke to owner Feigang Fei about his newfound fame and the decision to caption his orange beef with "This one is not THAT good. Anyway, I am not big fan of North American Chinese food and it's your call."

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Everyone loves fried chicken. And everyone loves Chinese food. Taiwanese-born Montreal chef Helena Han Lin realized those things and in November she opened a new restaurant in Pointe-Saint-Charles where she’s serving up Asian comfort food, pandemic be damned.

“Our idea was to provide something familiar but also to have fun and be creative with the kind of food that we cook,” she said.

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Mental health has definitely been on a lot of Montrealers' minds this year and with 2021 around the corner, a lot of people are thinking about what resolutions they can make towards bettering their health, not just physically, but mentally, too. For many people, that means looking into therapy options in Montreal.

But for many, it can seem daunting to find a therapist that's right for you.

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Searching for an out-of-the-box holiday gift for someone in your life? Look no further than GC Surplus, the site where the Government of Canada auctions off seized and surplus items in its possession to the general public.

As you can imagine, it gets wacky. But there are some gems to be found.

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It's easy to get caught up in an Uber Eats ordering cycle. All of your info is already inputted — including special delivery instructions — you can track your food's journey, and a little message even pops up to "Thank you for supporting restaurants."

While there's no question that ordering through a third-party delivery app like Uber Eats or SkipTheDishes is one way to support your favourite neighbourhood food joints, many Montreal restaurants say it's also not the best way. 

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As the pandemic continues, more and more discussions have touched on its impact on our mental health. For those living with experiences like eating disorders, the stress and anxiety surrounding the unpredictability have the potential to cause a worsening of symptoms. MTL Blog spoke to Jérôme Tremblay, Quebec sexologist and spokesperson from Anorexie et Boulimie Québec (ANEB) about the experience of having an eating disorder during the pandemic.

ANEB is a non-profit that provides help to people experiencing all eating disorders (not just anorexia and bulimia), whether or not they have been formally diagnosed, as well as to their loved ones.

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